Iranian hackers have taken over the site of Radius 100fm
In the run-up to Iran's Jerusalem Day, which is to be celebrated tomorrow, hackers affiliated with Iran have broken into Israeli websites - and sent messages in Arabic.
Cyber expert: "Attackers' attempt to generate attention around its targets"
Yinon Ben Shoshan
28/04/2022
Thursday, 28 April 2022, 23:38 Updated: Friday, 29 April 2022, 00:44
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Iranian hackers took over the site of Radius 100fm and Radio Lev Hamedina tonight (Thursday).
This is in preparation for the Iranian Jerusalem Day (also known as OpJerusalem and AlQudsDay) which will be celebrated tomorrow.
Today marks the identification of the Iranian people with the Palestinian struggle.
As every year, Iranian hacker groups are expected to carry out a series of coordinated cyber attacks on Israeli targets.
In previous years, attackers had several successes in attacks that caused websites to be vandalized, leaked of sensitive personal information and more.
The attacks are expected to include emails and messages with links that download malware, attacks on vulnerable operating systems of servers, and attempts to exploit vulnerabilities in websites.
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100fm radius site after the break-in (Photo: Walla! Technology, screenshot)
"Political days, like Iranian Jerusalem Day, have become hackers' platforms to generate attention around their goals," says Oded Vanunu, head of the product weakness department at the Israeli cyber security company Check Point.
"They are looking for sites and organizations that can be penetrated to one degree or another, and advertise in their telegram pages open to all their actions."
Iranian hacker groups are expected to carry out a series of coordinated cyber attacks on Israeli targets (Photo: GettyImages)
Tom Malka, a cyber-threat intelligence researcher, said in a conversation with Walla!
Technology that "in recent hours we have witnessed the break-in of elements with an affinity for Arab countries in order to sow fear and panic in the public space."
According to him, this is an activity of psychological warfare: "It should be remembered that the same group (Hackers of savor) is a technologically unsophisticated group and is known for spreading disinformation, sometimes, they also succeed," he added.
"One should continue with the daily routine as usual and not worry, there is no danger to the public."
Guy Halfon, CEO of startup Rescana which operates in MasterCard and Enel X's FinSec Innovation Lab program, notes that “organizations are advised to follow the guidelines for refreshing their internal security, but also to call their supply chain the importance of preparing for this event.
In the past year, the attack group's efforts to carry out supply chain attacks have intensified.
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